The Insanity Defense: American Developments
eBook - ePub

The Insanity Defense: American Developments

The Role of Mental Illness in Criminal Trials

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Insanity Defense: American Developments

The Role of Mental Illness in Criminal Trials

About this book

Whether the accused is competent to stand trial, whether the plaintiff is competent to accuse, or whether a witness is competent to testify has had a long legal history. Such questions draw legal reasoning into areas of ethical reflection and scientific debate deeply rooted in the moral history of the United States. Mental competence has come to play a central and controversial role in proving guilt, and in evaluating the severity of a crime and its corresponding punishment. This compendium brings together the major legal precedents and legal commentaries that have defined the role of mental illness in criminal trials throughout U.S. history. The reprint collection considers, among other issues, the evolution of the Supreme Court's position on the insanity defense and mental retardation, how these affect one's competency to stand trial or be executed, and how these affect culpability and punishment. Each volume begins with an introductory essay, and includes both cases and commentary. Scholars as well as students will find these volumes a useful research tool.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780815340638
eBook ISBN
9781135729615
Subtopic
Mental Health in Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Series Content
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Series Introduction
  8. General Introduction
  9. Volume Introduction
  10. Supreme Court of Alabama. Parsons v. State.
  11. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Commonwealth v. Abner Rogers, Jr.
  12. Smith v. United States.: Court of Appeals of District of Columbia. Argued November 6, 1929. Decided December 2, 1929.
  13. Durham v. United States. No. 11859.
  14. United States of America v. Archie W. Brawner, Appellant. No. 22714.
  15. American Psychiatric Association Statement on the Insanity Defense: Insanity Defense Work Group
  16. 2 Mental Illness, Crime, and the Culture of Punishment
  17. Title 18- -Crimes and Criminal Procedure Part I- -Crimes Chapter 1- -General Provisions
  18. The Light Between Twilight and Dusk: Federal Criminal Law and the Volitional Insanity Defense
  19. On Responsibility: Or, the Insanity of Mental Defenses and Punishment
  20. 5 Morals, Lions, and Psychopaths
  21. An End to Insanity: Recasting the Role of Mental Disability in Criminal Cases
  22. Acknowledgments